Triang (UK) Gyro Cycle. Pre-war red celluloid and tinplate toy. Missing one rubber hand and elastic "chain". Includes pull cord. Length 8"/20cm. Good Plus in Fair illustrated lift off lid box. £50-£80
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Three Clockwork Animals: (1) Plush covered clockwork maracas playing Monkey. Probably German. Height 7"/18cm. (2) Clockwork drinking Panda with pouring and drinking actions. Height 7"/18cm. (3) Clockwork sit-up-and-beg plush covered Dog. Height 6"/15cm. All have fixed key clockwork mechanisms, working when tested. Good. (3) £30-£50
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Alps (Japan) Bubble Blowing Monkey. Battery operated toy with light-up eyes. Untested but battery compartment clean. Some minor wear to base and rusting to bubble ring. 11"/23cm high. Good in Fair illustrated box. £20-£40
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Tinplate Spinning Top (UK). Small advertising top for "College Pure Sweets and Toffees". Diameter 1.5"/4cm. Would benefit from a clean but generally Good. An interesting piece of advertising memorabilia. £5-£10
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Birdcage Automaton. Edwardian clockwork automaton comprising two feathered birds in a brass cage. Both birds move tails and open beaks when singing. Red bird also turns head. Bellows produce a variety of realistic bird sounds. Fixed key under base. Mechanism fully operational when tested. Would benefit from a clean but generally Good Plus. A quality piece. £100-£200
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Palmer Bros (UK) Calendar Biscuit Tin. Ornate tinplate pale violet biscuit tin with "clock face" calendar and pointers. "Palmer Bros Biscuit Manufacturers Bristol" printed to underside. Height 8"/20cm. General age wear but an interesting and scarce example of an early novelty biscuit tin. Good to Fair. £20-£40
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Jacob & Co (UK) 2 x Lucky Wheel of Fortune Money Box Biscuit Tins. Tinplate biscuit tins with spinning wheel of fortune discs and Christmas scenes featuring rabbits. Coin slots at top. Circa 1920's. Height 8"/20cm. One tin is missing its lockable base. Condition is Good to Fair. (2) £30-£50
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Hudson Scott, Carlisle (UK) Tinplate Money Box/Confectionary Container. Early 20th Century. Tinprinted detail featuring a postman and a girl posting a letter to sides. Wall mounted post box with GR cypher to front and rear. Hudson Scott were taken over by the Metal Box Company in 1921. Hinged lid. Height 6.5"/17cm. Some age discolouration and wear to lithography. Good to Fair. £30-£40
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Peter Pan (UK) Tinplate Chocolate Machine. Tinprinted with coin slot and sliding drawer to dispense "Neapolitan" single miniature chocolate bars. height 6"/15cm. Some minor surface scratches but generally Good Plus to Excellent. Together with tinplate money box with automatic meter coin counter. Tinprinted with scenes of Gnomes and 1920's period children. Marked "foreign" - possibly German. Height 5"/13cm. Some minor surface wear but generally Good. (2) £20-£40
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Wooden Hanna-Barbera Huckleberry Hound and Yogi bear Charity Collecting Box with Royal Russell School, Croydon, paper labels. Yellow box with card and wood cut-outs of Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear pivoted to tip coins into slots. Label to rear states "Designed and manufactured by the Triune Press, Bromley, Kent" and dates from the 1960's. Height 9.5"/24cm. Card Huckleberry Hound creased at neck. Generally Good. £10-£20
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R (Western Germany) tinplate Flying Bird Novelty Toy. 1960's. Colourfully tinprinted base depicting tree trunk with Woodpeckers chicks and fawn, housing clockwork mechanism allowing bird to fly around in circular path, flapping wings. Includes Triang key. Wing span of bird 9"/23cm. Working when tested. Good Plus to Excellent. £60-£80
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Tinplate Clockwork Merry-go-Round, US Zone, Germany. Colourfully tinprinted Fairground ride featuring blue tinplate motorcycle with rider, red fire engine, red motorcycle with rider and red fire truck with clown seated on back (clown possibly not original). Clockwork motor operates ride and music chime in centre. Working when tested. Diameter 7"/18cm. Some rust spots to canopy and base. Generally Good. £40-£60
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Lehmann (Germany) Gustav the Miller, or similar climbing toy. Height 17"/43cm. With weighted Lehmann flour sack. Sails and base replaced. Mechanism incomplete and extensive wear/surface rusting. Poor. £20-£50
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Kellerman (Germany) tinplate Frog. Serial No.314, c.1926. Green and yellow novelty toy with clockwork swaying action and shaking tongue. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Height 5"/12.5cm. Missing fly. Surface corrosion, especially to back. A scarce toy. Fair. £40-£60
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Gunthermann (Germany) Clockwork Tinplate Rabbit pushing Top Hat. c.1910. Rare novelty figure, probably intended to hold an Easter Egg. Painted tinplate rabbit is blue and white with yellow trousers in the style of Peter Rabbit. Orange top hat with wheels and clockwork motor underneath. Working when tested. The rabbit's legs are hinged and linked to simulate a walking action. Height 6.5"/16.5cm. Some paint loss around rabbit's nose and would benefit from a clean. Otherwise Good Plus for age. An interesting and antique toy. £200-£300
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Bing (Germany) Clockwork Tinplate Open Touring Car. Grey with blue spoked wheels and detailed tinprinting. Includes uniformed driver (not original). Late Bing trademark to underside. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7.5"/19cm. General play wear and missing mudguards/running boards. Fair. £30-£60
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Wooden Goofy Disney Money Box. Unknown maker. Felt ears and tin base with hinged cover. 9.5"/24cm high. General paint wear particularly to nose. Good for display. £10-£20
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Two Halloween Nodding Candy Containers (Germany). Card and composition grotesque figures with sprung nodding heads. Brightly painted in orange, yellow and green. 7"/18cm high. Condition is Excellent. £20-£40
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Rosco (Japan) battery operated sound activated Dog. Tinplate and card fur covered dog with wheels, walking action, moving head and wagging tail. Has a look of Lady from Disney's Lady and the Tramp. Untested but battery compartment clean. Height 10.5"/27cm. Fur worn along back seam and would benefit from a clean. Generally Good. £10-£20
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Ogilvie and Moore (Ireland) Tinplate Spinning Carousel Biscuit/Confectionary Tins. Colourfully tinprinted with Fairground horses and striped lids. Some surface wear to lids and light fading to sides. Paper labels to bases read "Ogilvie and Moore Limited, Cork". Height 5.5"/14cm. Good. (2) £5-£10
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) Cinderella and Prince Charming plastic clockwork waltzing toy. Working when tested. 5"/13cm high. General paint wear and glued repair to Cinderella's waist. Fair. £5-£10
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Sutcliffe (UK) Meteor Tinplate Clockwork Launch. Finished in cream and blue. "Meteor" transfer to one side of bows and "Sutcliffe Model British Made" circular transfer to deck. One ventilator and varnished wood motor cover. Non original key. Motor working when tested. Length 16"/41cm. Some small paint chips, particularly to top edges of hull. Generally Good. £80-£100
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Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Co. Inc (USA) wood, card and metal model of the Queen Mary. Made up kit of the Cunard White Star Liner. 16"/41cm long. Good in Fair illustrated lift off lid box, including full size working plan. Together with Model Craft (UK) Waterliner Kit of the Empress of Britain. Unmade wooden kit. Not checked but appears complete. Contents Mint in Good illustrated box. Box 13"/33cm x 4"/10cm. (2) £20-£40
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Compass Models (UK) Solid Scale Wooden Model Kit to build a 1/72nd scale Avro Lancaster. Contents unchecked but appear complete. Includes instructions and full scale building plan. Near Mint in Good card box with illustrated paper label. £5-£10
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Unknown Maker Tinplate friction drive Buick Saloon Car. Solidly constructed and finished in metallic red with plated trim. Metal wheels with plastic tyres. Length 11"/28cm. Some light tarnishing to bright metal trim around windows and small area of paint loss to roof but generally Good Plus. £20-£40
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Marusan (Japan) "Go Stop" Benz Racer. Large scale tinplate battery operated Mercedes. Benz Racing Car. Silver and red with racing No.7. Driver figure. Steerable front wheels. Not tested but battery compartment clean. Length 10"/26cm. Some light surface rubbing and tarnishing to "spotlight" on bonnet but generally Good Plus in Fair illustrated box (repairs to ends of lid). £60-£80
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Bandai (Japan) Volkswagen Beetle. Large scale bump and go action tinplate battery operated car in red with chrome trim and red interior detail. Engine detail behind transparent rear covers. Some light rusting in battery compartment. Length 15"/38cm. Some light tarnishing to wheel hubs and wear to chrome finish on plastic bumpers. Generally Good Plus for display. £40-£50
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Philip Neidermeir (Germany) Tinplate "Thunderbird" No.350. Friction drive with composition driver and mechanism linked to working wipers. 13"/34cm long. Age wear, including tarnishing to plated parts and spots of surface rusting. Nevertheless a scarce example. Fair to Good. £20-£30
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Bandai (Japan) Tinplate Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Large scale friction drive model in unusual metallic grey and white. Steel wheels with blue hubs and rubber tyres. Detailed printed interior. 12"/30.5cm long. Lacks mascot. Tarnishing to plated parts and other light age wear. Good. £20-£30
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Triang Minic (UK) MO14 Bentley Continental. Battery driven, dark red plastic, cream interior and plated parts. Working steering. Open battery compartment. Not tested. Scale 1/20th. Length 11.5"/29cm. Excellent for display in Good Plus lift off lid illustrated box (repaired split to one corner of lid). £60-£80
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Vilac (France) large scale Saloon Car. Solidly made wooden push-along car painted in light brown and beige. Art Deco, 1930's style. Length 16"/40cm. Some small paint chips to edges and small chip to top of bonnet. Good Plus. £5-£15
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British Plastic and Tinplate Racing Car. Unidentified maker. Red transparent plastic body with blue plastic fittings and driver dressed in yellow uniform. Black tinplate base, plated wheels and black rubber tyres impressed "Made in Gt. Britain". Sparking friction drive mechanism (flint worn). Length 9.5"/24cm. Windscreen detached but present. Surface corrosion to wheel hubs. Generally Good. £20-£30
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Bandai (Japan) Isetta Bubble Car. Large scale friction drive tinplate car. Deep red lower body, white upper body with opening door with steering wheel attached. Tinprinted interior. Plated parts. Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Light age wear, tarnishing to plated parts and some scuffing to base. Good. £50-£60
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Skoglund Olson (Sweden) Seto cast iron Single Decker Bus. Unusual example of a long bonneted bus with driver, substantially made of cast iron. Black roof, yellow body, white painted tyres and silver detailing to radiator and head lamps. Length 10.5"/27cm. Some chipping to paint. Good to Good Plus. £40-£60
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Schmidt (USA) Hopalong Cassidy Cap Pistols and Holsters. A pair of silver cast metal cap guns impressed "Hopalong Cassidy" below chambers. White plastic hand grips have black relief images of the 1950's TV and Movie Star. Pistols break to load roll of caps. Both in working order when tested. Together with a leatherette belt with twin holsters and three wooden bullets. George Schmidt and Company are believed to have manufactured cap guns in Los Angeles in the 1950's. Length of each gun 9.5"/24cm. Guns are Good Plus to Excellent. Belt and holsters are Good. A scarce toy. £30-£50
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The Bricklayer Wooden Building Set. Wooden slide off lid box containing wooden components, including architectural features such as door and windows, that slot together to construct buildings. Box dimensions 13"/33cm x 9.5"/24cm. Contents are Good Plus to Excellent in a Good wooden box (paper label on lid water stained). £5-£15
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Der Schreiner - The Furniture Maker (Germany). Wooden slide off lid box containing a large assortment of wooden pieces that appear to slot together to make various items of furniture. Unchecked for completeness. Box dimensions 13"/33cm x 8.5"/22cm. Contents are Good Plus to Excellent in a Good box with an attractively illustrated lid. £5-£15
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Richter (Germany) Anchor Block Puzzle Games. Four small boxed puzzles comprising tiles to make up various shapes: ""Circular Puzzle", "Be Quiet", "The Patience Prover", and "The Wrath Breaker". Box sizes: 4"/10cm x 3"/7.5cm and 3.5"/9cm x 3.5"/9cm. Two boxes bear "Hamleys European Toy Warehouse, Regent St" stamps to bases. Complete with multi-language illustrated booklets. Together with "Jiggle-Joggle Giant Frog Race" Edwardian Parlour Game (UK). Comprising 6 card frogs attached to strings that are jerked to race the frogs along the floor. Each frog is 10.5"/27cm long. Good in remains of attractively illustrated box. (5) £20-£30
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Three Bears Hoopla Game. Unidentified manufacturer, probably British. Tinplate base in red with three brown cast metal bears and cast metal pine tree. The objective being to land the six rubber rings (included) over the bears and tree using a sprung launcher attached to the end. An interesting and unusual toy. Length 22"/56cm. Some general play wear to base but bears are Good Plus. Together with a tinplate spinning pointer "Put and Take" game. 11"/28cm diameter. Good. (2) £20-£30
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Brass Singing Birds, probably German (2). Each has a water reservoir to produce warbling singing sound. Moveable beaks and tails. Untested. Unusual novelty toys. 4"/10cm high. Good. (2) £5-£10
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Schuco (Germany) Fex 1111. Light blue tinplate body, red wheel hubs "Schuco Fex" band to roof. Length 6"/15cm. Motor working when tested. Radiator grille missing, cracks to front bumper, light rubbing to roof and edges. Otherwise generally Good. £40-£50
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Lehmann (Germany) 771 Single Garage. Cream tinplate with red embossed tiled roof. Opening twin doors with locking clasp. Small areas of light wear to roof. Length 6"/15cm. Overall Good Plus. £40-£60
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Triang Minic (UK) "Minic Transport" forward control Van. Red cab, green van body with opening rear doors and locking bar. Cast metal wheel hubs (3 tyres missing). Clockwork motor working when tested. Some slight paint loss to RH windscreen pillar and cab roof and rubbing to decals on van side. Generally Good. £20-£40
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Glamorgan Toy Products (UK) Tinplate Automatic Garage. Detailed tinprinting with automatic spring-loaded door operated by button to front. 6"/15cm wide. Complete with 3 tinplate 4"/10.5cm long cars in red, blue and two tone green tinprinting. Some light scratches to rear and roof of garage. Cars are Excellent, garage is Good Plus to Excellent in Good illustrated box (tear to front). £30-£50
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) Large Double Decker Bus. Red tinplate clockwork bus with detailed tinprinting. Balloon type wheels. Registration AWW130. Adverts for Cinderella Sweeper Sets and Miniature Kitchen Stores to side and Brimtoy Train Sets to rear. Stirling Road Walthamstow destination boards. Fixed key piano wire clockwork motor working when tested. 8"/20cm long. Some surface wear, particularly to edges of roof and mudguards. Good. £40-£60
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) 17cm Double Decker Bus. Red tinplate clockwork bus with detailed tinprinting. Balloon type wheels. Registration AWW76. Adverts for Regent Petrol to sides and rear. Stirling Road, Walthamstow destination boards. Fixed key piano wire clockwork motor working when tested, though rear axle needs straightening to make it fully functional. Length 6.5"/17cm. Surface wear to tinprinting, particularly on roof and mudguards. Good. £30-£50
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Telsalda (Hong Kong) Mighty Midget Robot. Silver plastic with smiling face, red arms and blue legs and feet. Clockwork walking action working when tested. 3"/8cm high. Mint in Good Plus illustrated box. £40-£60
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Three Tinplate Push-along Cars: Army Staff Car in khaki with detailed tinprinting by Dibro (UK). Length 4.5"/11.5cm. Red and yellow Taxi by Glamorgan Toy Products (UK). Length 4"/10cm; and a blue, yellow and red Police Car, unidentified maker. Length 5"/13cm. Together with a small tinplate friction drive Tank in green and red with detailed tinprinting. Unidentified maker. Length 3"/7.5cm. Condition is Good to Good Plus. (4) £20-£30
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Technofix (Germany) Traffic Crossing with Police Control. Track toy comprising tinprinted base with figure of eight roadway and London street scenes, a plastic British "Bobby". When the cars are driven round the roadway, automatic controls stop and start them and make the policeman figure move on its plinth. Complete with original key and two tinplate clockwork cars. Red car clockwork working when tested, motor of blue car needs attention. Base 19.5"/49.5cm long. Excellent for display in Fair to Good illustrated box with instructions to side of lid (tears to lid corners and taped repairs). £40-£60
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Kay (UK) Pin Football Bagatelle Game. Wooden base with card sides and metal pins. 6 plastic playing balls. Colourfully illustrated green base with printed footballers and scores. 20"/51cm long. Good Plus in Poor plain card box. Together with Chad Valley (UK) "Concentration" Television Game. Contents unchecked for completeness. Fair. (2) £15-£30
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